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PPAC 5, 0086 (P315696)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | PPAC 5, 0086 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315696 |
| Museum no. | BM 013145 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gu4 numun sanga | 1 ox, seed of the temple administrator, |
| 2 | 2(disz) erin2 bala gub 3(disz) erin2 bala tusz-a | 2 labor-troops stationed in the bala, 3 labor-duty workers sitting in bala; |
| 3 | a-sza3 lugal-si4 | field Lugal-si, |
| 4 | 1(disz) gu4 numun ab-ba-sa6-ga | 1 ox, seed of Abbasaga |
| 5 | 1(disz) gu4 numun nig2-gur11-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 ox, seed of Niggur-Baba |
| 6 | 1(disz) gu4 numun ab-ba-gi-na | 1 ox, seed of Abbagina |
| 7 | 1(disz) gu4 numun lu2-mah sag-ub3{ki} | 1 ox, seed of Lu-maḫ of Sagubbi |
| 8 | 5(disz) erin2 bala gub 5(disz) erin2 bala tusz-a | 5 labor-troops stationed in the bala, 5 labour-trained troop(s) sitting in bala |
| 9 | 1(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 uru11{ki} | 1 hireling of Urub, |
| 10 | 2(u) 6(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 sag-ub3{ki} | 26 hirelings of Sagubbi, |
| 11 | a-sza3 be6-li-ha | field Beliha, |
| 12 | 1(disz) gu4 numun lugal-an-ne2 | 1 ox, seed of Lugal-ane |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gu4 numun lugal-za3-ge-si | 1 ox, seed of Lugal-zagesi, |
| 2 | 1(disz) gu4 numun da-da-mu | 1 ox, seed of Dadamu |
| 3 | 1(disz) gu4 numun ur-{d}suen | 1 ox, seed of Ur-Suen, |
| 4 | 1(disz) gu4 numun gesz-a-ni | 1 ox, seed of his tree |
| 5 | 1(disz) gu4 numun lugal-nam2-mah! | 1 ox, seed of Lugal-nammaḫ |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz) erin2 bala gub 1(u) 2(disz) erin2 <bala> tusz-a | 11 labor-troops stationed in the bala, 12 labor-worktr[oops <sit’s work]: |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 1(disz) gurusz lu2 hun-ga2 uru11{ki} | 61 male laborers, hirelings of Uru |
| 8 | a-sza3 a-ka-sahar | field Akasahar, |
| 9 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) usz 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) ab-sin2 nig2-gur11 dam-gar3 | 90 cables, 77 furrows, property of the merchant; |
| 10 | iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ 12th day, |
Sources & licences
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